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Rubens is a ghost town in Pocahontas County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]

Rubens, Iowa
former unincorporated community
Rubens, Iowa
Coordinates:
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyPocahontas
Elevation
1,197 ft (365 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID466288[1]

History


The post office in the community was variously called Powhattan, Powhatan, and Reubens before it closed in 1884.[2] Rubens was named for Peter Paul Rubens, a Flemish painter.[3]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rubens, Iowa
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rubens Post Office (historical)
  3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 120.


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